The Nepali Government garnered massive criticism from the public and stakeholders after it decided not to bear treatment expenditure of COVID-19 patients unless in exceptional cases.<\/p>\n
To stop growing criticism, the government yesterday directed hospitals across the country to provide free COVID-19 treatment if the patients couldn’t afford it.<\/p>\n
According to the Chief of the Health Ministry\u2019s Incident Command System, Dr. Guna Raj Lohani, a patient\u2019s self-declaration is enough to get free COVID-19 treatment whenever they cannot afford it.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe rule applies to all government and private hospitals and medical colleges,\u201d said Dr. Lohani.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe Health Ministry has received complaints that some hospitals demanded a certain charge before the treatment, thereby depriving some patients of remedy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PM Oli said that the new decision would assure that no patient will be deprived of the Covid-19 test and treatment.<\/p>\n
Nepal Reports 2,856 New Cases, 5 Deaths!<\/h2>\n
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In the last 24 hours, the Nepali Government<\/a> has reported 2,856 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country’s total caseload to 158,089. The death toll reached 847 after five patients lost their lives while undergoing treatment on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 3,336 patients were discharged from various hospitals across the country after a successful recovery in the last 24 hours. The recovery cases reached 108,334.<\/p>\n
Currently, Nepal has 45,572 active cases.<\/p>\n
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The Nepali Government garnered massive criticism from the public and stakeholders after it decided not to…<\/span><\/p>\n